Merkel denounces Iran attack on Israeli positions

Europe can no longer count on the military protection of the United States and should "take their destiny into their own hands", said German Chancellor Angela Merkel, reports Bloomberg.

"I think it's a mistake and that's why we Europeans have made a decision to remain in the nuclear agreement of 2015", he told German national broadcasters ARD and Deutsche Welle, according to remarks released by the French presidency.

The foreign ministers of France, Britain and Germany will meet Iranian representatives next week, Paris said Wednesday after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of a landmark nuclear deal with Tehran.

Iran does not want "new tensions" in the Middle East, President Hassan Rouhani said Thursday in a telephone call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. So Europe needs to take his own destiny into their own hands.

"She condemned the overnight attacks by Iran against Israeli military positions at Golan Heights and called on Iran to contribute to de-escalation in the region", he also said.

"The escalations of the past few hours show us that it is truly about war and peace".

Yet for all his calls for a deepening of the EU, Macron is waiting to see if Merkel will join him amid resistance in her conservative CDU party to French plans.

The French President has pushed an agenda of huge Eurozone changes since taking charge of Paris in May 2017 - including introducing a European minister for finance, a separate Eurozone budget and parliament. "Other powers. haven't kept their word", he added, without specifying the powerful countries he was referring to.

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